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I found the Dead Horse Theory meme in my collection and wanted to share it here to remind myself and everyone else about the important lesson that it teaches. You’ll probably immediately recognize all the politicians and bureaucrats of the world in this and the stupidity that is common in governments. Read more ⟶

Many people don’t realize how the information being collected about them can ultimately be turned against them, putting them at a disadvantage. Even when it comes to trivial or seemingly innocent information, you can’t even begin to imagine how that information might be used against you in unexpected, indirect, or creative ways. Read more ⟶

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the U.S. House of Representatives informed staff on Monday, June 23th 2025 that they are not allowed to use WhatsApp. They may not download the app on their smartphones or desktop computers and must remove it from their devices if it’s already installed. The CAO cited a lack of transparency regarding WhatsApp’s privacy and security as the reason for the ban. Read more ⟶

I saw an interview with Dr. Drew Pinsky on the program Her Take, hosted by Jillian Michaels where he mentioned something that I found interesting. Here’s a quote from the video (July 5th 2025): I want to address the hysteria thing because I have an — I’m a time traveler, remember that — and I come from a previous time and era. Read more ⟶

Toen de koers en inflatie steeds verder omhooggingen terwijl je salaris minder waard werd, kreeg je het idee dat je bezig was je eigen toekomst te bepalen? Toen je tijdens de COVID-19-plandemie verplicht thuis opgesloten zat, en je niet kon werken om jezelf te verzorgen, terwijl de psychopaten in de roverheid openlijk feest vierden en hun eigen regels aan hun laars lapten, had je toen het idee dat je je toekomst in eigen handen had? Read more ⟶

During the Canadian truckers’ protest against COVID-19 restrictions in early 2022, 34 cryptocurrency wallets associated with the movement were blacklisted, exposing a critical vulnerability in Bitcoin’s ability to provide true financial autonomy. Anyone interacting with those wallets by sending or receiving money from them would risk being tracked down and punished by the robberment. Read more ⟶

If people are indeed so bad, why would you create the possibility for them to end up in positions of power where they can cause immense harm? And then complain when these bad people, who are not angels, abuse their power? In that case, who’s the crazy one? Read more ⟶

On October 16th 2024, O’Keefe Media Group published footage of Jeevan Gyawali, a senior software engineer at Meta, discussing how Meta censors information on their social media platforms (among which Facebook and Instagram). According to Gyawali, anything they dislike is automatically demoted by their algorithms, resulting in reduced reach. Read more ⟶

A few weeks ago I came across some writings by Lysander Spooner published in 1882 under the title “Natural Law; or the Science of Justice”. Specifically section three of chapter three caught my attention because it contains a lot of insights that I had to come to myself over the course of a few years of my own research and experience. Read more ⟶

“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors,” is a quote often attributed to the Greek philosopher Plato. In all the instances I’ve seen so far, this quote is used to motivate people to take action themselves and actively participate in politics. Read more ⟶

I can still remember vivid­ly when Cur­tis Hof­wijks burst into laughter at the Dependence Square in Para­maribo, when I told him for the umpteenth time that my Facebook account was blocked again for a while. It was during the period of 2015–2016 when I supported him during his protests against the policies of the robberment, led at the time by Bouterse. Read more ⟶